At the end of another huricane season,
allow me to repeat this simple evidence:
what we are today is only the consequence
of what happened during all our yesterdays...
and what will happen in all our tomorrows,
depends on all that we do with what we are, now !

and because the moment is so auspicious
This is the day when thanks are to be given

Thanks and praises be given to the allmighty
whether you call him God or any other name
Thanks for heat from the sun and good water for life
Thanks for air that we breathe from the first to the last

let's just be giving thanks

Thanks to all the forefathers who planted the land
Thanks to those who built strong walls and dug such deep wells
Thanks to those who cut cane for sugar... and sucked salt
Thanks to all the braves, those who went over yonder,

Let's just be giving thanks

Thanks to the sweet land that carried us til' now
Thanks for the Yam and all the sweet potatoes
Thank for the corn and all the bananas
Thanks for all the meat that we eat on sunday

Let's just be giving thanks

And all the seas around gave us enough fish
and the conchs and the shrimps and the crabs where there
And when balaou and jack season was in
Is when ery'body had a lil' something

Let's just be giving thanks

thanks to those of today, who can see who vee be
Thanks to those of today who keep the talk with us
Thanks to all for whom heritage is meaningful
Thanks to you who consider our all being

Let's just be giving thanks

Thanks too, to all our children, grands and great grands
hoping they would be gratefull for the good we did
Hoping they would forgive our lil' shortcomings
Hoping they could just be glad to say who they fuh

Let's just be giving thanks